For millions of patriotic Australians, January 26 means cracking open a few beers, hitting the beach and cranking up the barbecue.
But for others, Australia Day can be a minefield of emotions – and it has nothing to do with the ‘Invasion Day’ controversy that rolls around every year.
That’s because for Aussies recovering from alcoholism and drug addiction, the national holiday can present unique challenges.
Luke Millwood, a military veteran of 19 years and recovering alcoholic, knows well how
The house where 40 pairs of human ears were nailed up around the walls still stands up in the Gulf country, in a remote part of the outback most Australians have never seen.
The old homestead called Lawn Hill station is on a riverbend just south of Burketown on the Gulf of Carpentaria, in tribal territory occupied by the Waanyi people.
The house belonged to Frank Hann, a pastoralist and explorer later infamous for collecting the heads of Aboriginal people,
Controversial Covid-19 figure Dr Brett Sutton is among Australians recognised on the Australia Day Honours List, as other high-profile honourees include former Sunrise host Kochie, star newsreader Sandra Sully and children’s author Pamela Allen.
The 54-year-old doctor has been appointed to the Order of Australia (AO) ‘for distinguished service to the people of Victoria through public health administration and governance, and to medicine’.
Dr Sutton became a very familiar face during the pandemic as Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, overseeing the
Pauline Hanson has slammed celebrity-backed calls for Australians to pay a weekly ‘rent’ tax to Aboriginal groups to honour their ancestral claim to the land.
The ‘Pay the Rent’ campaign wants homeowners to voluntarily pay a percentage of their income to Aboriginal elders without any government oversight or intervention.
Veteran Aboriginal rights activist Robbie Thorpe says the rent tax should be set at one per cent of weekly wages after a similar scheme ran in Melbourne in the 1990s.
But
A devoted dog owner spent $200,000 on surgery to fix shocking health issues her pet suffers due to dodgy breeding practices.
Maureen Elvy’s French bulldog called Phoebe has needed spinal, airway and genital surgery and regular immunotherapy costing $2,000 a treatment since she got the dog in 2017.
The dog’s health is so precarious that it’s allergic to 700 types of tree, and can only survive with a diet of crocodile meat and a hypoallergenic biscuit.
Ms Elvy was given
